Preparation

There are basically two ways of making an unleavened flat bread: the
ingredients can be mixed together into the consistency of a thick pancake
batter, or kneaded together like bread dough. With either method, the finished
texture of the flat bread will be chewier than leavened bread, and more like
that of a pita or tortilla.

Place the quick oats and whole wheat flour in a mixing bowl.

Wash and peel the onion, cut into chunks and place in the container of a
high speed blender, add the caraway seeds and hot sauce, cover, and run the
blender at high speed until the contents are smooth. The total amount of the onion liquid portion of the bread dough
should be about 1 cup, for each cup of flour.

Pour about 1/2 of the liquid portion into the mixing bowl and thoroughly
mix together or knead into the consistency you desire, add additional onion liquid
or water as needed.

Baking

If you are making the dough the soft way, scoop it out onto a large
microwaveable plate, smooth it out and place in the microwave oven on high heat
for about 4 minutes or until the top surface is no longer soft like batter in
the center. Then using a spatula, carefully slide it around and under the flat
bread to loosen it from the plate and flip it over. If it is still soft on the
bottom, then bake for another minute or two, until it is not longer wet.

The oats will help keep the flat bread softer, so be
careful not to over cook.

If you are making the flat bread from a bread dough consistency, dust the
outside of the dough ball with a little flour, flatten
it out into a flat round shape, and bake either in the microwave oven (as
above), but shorten the baking time a little, or bake in a conventional oven at 350 degrees on a pizza or baking
pan until it bakes to the consistency you desire. You may also notice that
the flat bread may begin to puff up and separate like a pita bread.

In the
conventional oven, it is not necessary to turn over the flat bread, but as soon as the
bread is firm to the touch, but not hard, remove from the oven and cool on a
wire rack.

When baked, remove from the oven, serve, and enjoy.

One of the ways we enjoy these softer flat breads is in sandwiches, such
as the one shown in the photo to the right, which is made by cutting the
flat bread in half, and adding your favorite fillings and condiments. This
one has miso, mustard, pickled pepper rings, onion slices, and lettuce.
(To enlarge the photo of the
potato onion oat whole
wheat flat bread sandwich, click on the photo or
link)

Utensils and Equipment Information

The above recipe is in keeping with God's creation intent
(Genesis 1:29-31): 'Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the
face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will
be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the
air and all the creatures that move on the ground-- everything that has the
breath of life in it-- I give every green plant for food." And it was so. God
saw all that he had made, and it was very good.' (NIV) Let no animal suffer or
die that we may live!